The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) initiated the Biggs Junction Refinement Plan during the
spring of 2000. The purpose of this study is two-fold: to guide the management and development of state transportation facilities at Biggs Junction;
and develop short- and long-term access management strategies that will provide for the safe and
efficient movement of people and goods within and through Biggs Junction. [From the Plan]

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84 pp. Includes maps and figures. Published December, 2000. Received from ODOT January 2, 2007.

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The Comprehensive Plan is the public's conclusions about the development, conservation and preservation of the County. Comprehensive means all-inclusive in terms of natural and man caused activities. The term plan means the group of decisions made before changes are made in the area. The Comprehensive Plan shows how the County can best use what resources it has, to be the kind of place it would like to be in the future. [From the Plan]

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Why land use planning in Sherman County? To assure that: 1) changes in land use are carefully considered for their short and long term impacts; 2) rational decisions are made and based upon factual data; 3) the community guides the use of all land; 4) equal and adequate protection is given to the rights of all landowners and citizens; and 5) actions and policies of all levels of government are coordinated. [From the Plan]

This document is an update to the 2007-2010 Sherman County Coordinated Transportation plan.
Mid-Columbia Economic Development, under contract with the Association of Oregon Counties,
prepared this plan update. It was updated using information collected from the previous coordinated
transportation plan, data on changing transportation needs from outreach conducted by Sherman
County Community Transit, and new demographic and service resource analysis. [From the Plan]

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Sherman County (Or.); Mid-Columbia Economic Development District(Mid-Columbia Economic Development District, September 17, 2007)

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This Plan provides a vision and roadmap for three to five years into the future to guide policy, operations and funding priorities for a special transportation system to serve seniors, disabled, veterans, low income and the general population of Sherman County, Oregon. [From the Plan]

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Development codes are ordinances implementing a local government's comprehensive plan. They include two components: a zoning ordinance and a subdivision ordinance, which may be adopted and published as separate documents under their own titles. In some cases the sections pertaining to subdivision of land may be included in the zoning ordinance.

This natural hazard mitigation plan is intended to assist Sherman
County reduce the risk from natural hazards by identifying resources,
information, and strategies for risk reduction. It will also help guide
and coordinate mitigation activities throughout the community. The
figure below is utilized throughout the plan to illustrate the concept of
risk reduction. [From the Plan]

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Sherman County (Or.); Sherman County (Or.). Planning and Economic Development Dept.(Sherman County (Or.), May , 2003)

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The Sherman County Transportation System Plan (TSP) guides the management of existing
transportation facilities and the design and implementation of future facilities for the next 20 years.
This TSP constitutes the transportation element of the county’s comprehensive plan and satisfies the
requirements of the Oregon Transportation Planning Rule (TPR) established by the Department of
Land Conservation and Development. It identifies and prioritizes transportation projects for inclusion
in the Oregon Department of Transportation’s (ODOT’s) Statewide Transportation Improvement
Program (STIP). [From the Plan]

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208 pp. Includes maps. Published May, 2003. Received from ODOT January 2, 2007.

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This is the final adoped product of a TA Grant from the Department to update the County's Comprehensive Plan, the project is listed as TA-R-07-029. This is a general update of the Plan inventories and policies. The Comprehensive Map is unchanged, except for the adoption date.

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68 pp. Adopted 2007-07-02. Department of Land Conservation and Development Notice of Adopted Amendment

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This was an Exception to the statewide planning goal 3 required in the process of reviewing a CUP for a 105 MW Wind Farm in the county. Approximately 38 acres of agricultural land will be removed from production.

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10 pp. Adopted 2007-12-24. Department of Land Conservation and Development Notice of Adopted Amendment

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An application was submitted to Shennan County to rezone 19.05 acres of Commercial ground to Industrial to allow for an aggregate mining operation. The Planning Commission reviewed the proposal and after careful consideration and advice from staff recommended approval to the Sherman County court for an Industrial rezone. The Sherman County Court moved unanimously at an advertised public hearing to appprove the proposed amendment.

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20 pp. Adopted 2010-06-21. Department of Land Conservation and Development Notice of Adopted Amendment

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An application was submitted to Sherman County to rezone an 11.61 acre Exclusive Farm Use Parcel (F-l) to General Residential to allow for a single family dwelling . The Planning Commission reviewed the proposal and after careful consideration and advice from staff recommended approval to the Sherman County court for a R-l rezone. The Sherman County Court moved unanimously to appprove the proposed amendment.

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11 pp. Adopted 2010-06-21. Department of Land Conservation and Development Notice of Adopted Amendment

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Amend the Sherman County Comprehensive Goal mineral and resource inventory to include the proposed aggregate site. The site is a small significant site and will not produce more than 500,000 ton of material and to be added to the county goal 5 list only.

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10 pp. Adopted 2010-08-09. Department of Land Conservation and Development Notice of Adopted Amendment